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Installing Windows 10 is easy. The main work starts after its installation. Here are the Windows settings you need to optimize for a better user experience.
A custom “install.wim” file for Windows 10 can go over 4GB, which won’t fit in a FAT32 USB drive. Learn how you can split the install.wim file into smaller files.
With the Windows 10 May 2019 update, Microsoft added a new Windows Sandbox feature. This articles discusses what Windows Sandbox actually is and how to enable it.
In Windows there will be times when you want to apply group policies to non-administrators only. For these situations, you can create a custom snap-in.
There are times when Windows 10 updates make your system unbootable. For such cases, you can uninstall updates from the advanced startup screen. Here’s how.
If you are sharing your computer and don’t want users messing with different settings, you can easily hide specific pages in the Settings app. Here’s how.
If you have multiple network adapters and want to force Windows to use one network connection over the other, the best way is to change the network priority. Here’s how.
Windows 10 has a neat little feature that lets you track your device and lock your PC remotely. This feature is very helpful when your device is stolen.
If you are an avid keyboard user, then you will love all the new keyboard shortcuts that are introduced in Windows 10 to access all the new features easily. Take a look.
You might’ve seen a folder named “WinSxS” that takes up a lot of space. Let’s find out what this WinSxS folder is and how you can clean it up to regain storage space.
If you are using different languages on your Windows 10 machine, enabling the input indicator or language bar allows you to easily switch between languages.
Windows 10’s Delivery Optimization feature lets you transfer updates to and from other PCs on your network. Here’s how you can manage the delivery optimization cache.
Microsoft uses the ESD image file format to supply Windows upgrades, updates, and other components. Learn how to convert ESD files to ISO in Windows 10.
Windows 10 comes with a dictionary where it used to detect spelling errors on your typed content. Learn how you can add words to the Windows 10 dictionary.
Windows 10 comes with an Early Launch Anti-Malware feature that scans your drives during boot time. This shows how to configure it to allow/block a particular driver.
Cortana in Windows is enabled on the lock screen by default. If you are not using Cortanta, here’s how you can disable Cortana on the Windows lock screen.
Windows 10 comes with pre-installed apps, but there’s no direct way to remove them. Luckily, you can uninstall pre-installed apps with the Powershell command.
If you don’t like the default user icon, you can change it to any picture you want. Here’s how you can change the default user account picture in Windows 10.
If you are facing errors like “Delayed write failed” or “Windows write delay failed” in Windows 10, you can try disabling the Disk Write Caching feature.
If you don’t want your Windows 10 machine to be discoverable by other devices, one way to set that is to disable the shared experience feature in Windows 10. Learn how.
Windows 10 uses Bing as the default search engine in your Start menu search field. Learn how you can switch to Google as the default search engine in Windows.
Windows is good at auto-restarting your PC when you least expect it. Here is how you can change the auto-restart settings in Windows so you don’t get unwanted surprises.
The Command Prompt in Windows comes with only a limited selection of fonts. This shows how you can add your favorite custom fonts to the Command Prompt.
Windows’ time and date format is pretty basic, but there is a way for you to customize it. Learn how to customize the time and date format in Windows 10.
The number of useful apps in the Microsoft Store has increased over the years. These are some of the best free apps you can download from Microsoft Store.
Windows 10 tracks your app launch activities so as to show your most used apps in the Start menu. Here’s how to disable it and prevent Windows from tracking.
Windows uses a built-in tool called chkdsk to scan for errors in your machine. Learn how you can change the chkdsk countdown time via the command prompt.
It can be annoying when Windows cancels your Shutdown action because of a running application. This shows how to get it to auto-end tasks during shut down.
The Windows File Explorer comes with support for search filters for you to quickly find your files. Here are some of the most useful File Explorer search filters you should know.
While WordPress supports custom post status, it doesn’t allow you to add it easily. Here’s how to add a custom post type in WordPress with PublishPress.
